The Williams Lake Tribune | Williams Lake’s Kaylee Billyboy enjoys dream job teaching March 11, 2024
Alum Kaylee Billyboy's love for teaching has landed her her dream job. "I’ve always wanted to be a teacher," says Billyboy. "I couldn’t see myself…
Alum Kaylee Billyboy's love for teaching has landed her her dream job. "I’ve always wanted to be a teacher," says Billyboy. "I couldn’t see myself…
TRU's Early Childhood Education program has led to the ownership of Exploring the Puddle Early Learning Centre in Williams Lake. Alum and co-owner Sheilah Olson…
TRU's Education and Skill Training Program (ESTR) provides skills training and knowledge to folks in the community who face barriers to employment. "We started in…
This article was originally published in BCcampus. The BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education is bestowed monthly. The award recipient this February is Natasha…
Education and Social Work faculty member Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov speaks with Daybreak Kamloops about the two-year anniversary of the Ukraine war and upcoming events planned in…
A recent survey by the Kamloops-Thompson school district found that 33 per cent of respondents need child care right now. Education and Social Work faculty member…
What does Valentine's Day look like when viewed through a non-traditional lens, within the LGBTQ+ community? Gender scholar Dr. Kevin Le, from the Faculty of…
Calgary’s Amanda Speers and Mark Garlough of Tsawwassen arrived at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) from different places for different reasons, but their stories share a…
On the one-year anniversary of a semi crashing into her home in the Shuswap, researcher Dr. Hilda Freimuth has written a paper detailing her serious…
For as long as she can remember, Bachelor of Education student Rachel Dixon has always felt at home in the classroom — in fact, it…
Dr. Yasmin Dean, dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work, recently visited the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Sri Lanka and met with…
Ukrainian secondary and post-secondary teachers and faculty members met their teaching requirements due to a TRU-hosted webinar series. Vice-President International Baihua Chadwick provides insight. Listen to…
Despite the ongoing war with Russia, Ukrainian secondary and post-secondary teachers and faculty members met their teaching requirements thanks in part to an online webinar…
KAMLOOPS — Despite the ongoing war, Ukrainian secondary and post-secondary teachers and faculty members met their teaching requirements due to an online webinar series hosted…
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is honouring five esteemed alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards for outstanding achievement, leadership and public service. Honouring exceptional graduates has been…
Receiving a Ken Lepin Award has become synonymous with excellence at TRU and the most recent recipients are no exception. [caption id="attachment_2981224" align="alignright" width="425"] TRU…
From building trails to building relationships, support from Sun Peaks Resort is forging connections with Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students. Last year, Sun Peaks Resort…
Headed by Associate Professor Dr. Laura Doan, in partnership with the Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC), the Peer-Mentoring Program recognizes how both new and…
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) student Kelly Davison spent her childhood feeling “less than.” Living in foster care for several years, she says her foster mother…
TRU student Grace Clemont said receiving the Dr. Joan Sherman Weir Memorial Scholarship was life changing. Hers is just one of many stories featured in…